Bankers may have a reputation for being old-school, but their rapidly growing digital-ad budgets are in step with the rest of the business world. Banks can both gather valuable demographic data from who clicks on their ads and better measure returns on their investments.

PNC Financial Services Group plans to increase consumer lending with its current tilt toward commercial loans generating lower overall loan yields.

While the retail lobby won in the political arena and successfully decreased its costs through price-fixing, the biggest loser in this situation was the American consumer.

New credit card accounts at JPMorgan Chase have grown by double digits thanks partly to its embrace of borrowers with lower FICO scores, but it sought to reassure investors that credit quality has suffered only slightly.

The revelation Thursday that Wells Fargo employees were opening accounts for customers without their consent is sparking doubt about the accuracy of the reported growth in the credit card business. The scandal also casts in a harsh new light on Wells’ strategy of building a large credit card operation through its branch network.

Alliance Data Systems in Plano, Texas, has reached an agreement to provide credit card programs for Williams-Sonoma, the high-end kitchenware retailer.

New, stricter regulations on loans to active-duty service members take effect on Oct. 3. Here’s a guide for getting ready.

Green Dot Corp. has tapped one of its board members, Mary Dent, to take the helm of its banking unit.

Citigroup mistakenly sent emails to some active Costco Wholesale members telling them their wholesale club membership had lapsed and that their cards would be canceled, bringing a fresh headache to the new partnership.

The regional bank has consolidated all of its digital operations under a single leader. Find out what he thinks about customer expectations, bots, fintechs and the coming convergence of digital banking.